Latin Literature

""Latin Literature"" by J.W. Mackail is a comprehensive exploration of the literature produced in the Latin language. The book covers the entire history of Latin literature, from its earliest origins to the Renaissance. It examines the works of some of the greatest writers in history, including Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, and Horace. The book provides a detailed analysis of the themes, style, and structure of these works, as well as their historical and cultural context. It also explores the influence of Latin literature on Western culture and its continued relevance today. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of literature or the development of Western culture.The poetic forms, on the other hand, used by Virgil were so much more on the main line of tendency that he stands among a large number of others, some of whom might have had a high reputation but for his overwhelming superiority. Of the other essays made in this period in bucolic poetry we know too little to speak with any confidence. But both didactic poetry and the little epic were largely cultivated, and the greater epic itself was not without followers. The extant poems of the Culex and Ciris have already been noted as showing with what skill and grace unknown poets, almost if not absolutely contemporary with Virgil, could use the slighter epic forms.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.